Automatically install ESXi

[inf3rno]

Hi!
I am new to ESXi. What I want to achieve is automatically install the OS on an x64 hardware from pendrive without video card, IGP, screen using Ventoy. After installing it accessing it via SSH using key based auth on the local network. Is this possible?
Regards,
inf3rno

 

[i386]

I know that vmware has tools and documentati to customize images, but I have never used them and don't know what they can do...

Google pointed me to that link when I searched for automated isntallation: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-v...UID-341A83E4-2A6C-4FB9-BE30-F1E19D12947F.html

 

[BoredSysadmin]

Another link expanding on using ESXi install script here:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.esxi.install.doc/GUID-C3F32E0F-297B-4B75-8B3E-C28BD08680C8.html

and a more sophisticated method to get similar results done, but in larger environments, is vSphere Auto-Deploy:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.esxi.install.doc/GUID-33565F1C-5132-4953-8957-8982E87D86D7.html